Bitcoin investor Barry Silbert speaks at a New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) virtual currency hearing in the Manhattan borough of New York January 28, 2014. New York will propose ... more

Bitcoin investor Barry Silbert speaks at a New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) virtual currency hearing in the Manhattan borough of New York January 28, 2014. New York will propose regulating virtual currency firms that operate in the state this year and may require them to obtain a "BitLicense," state banking regulator Benjamin Lawsky said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) less